U+21C9

Rightwards paired arrows⇉

Rightwards paired arrows is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Arrows block, listed here under Arrows: Heavy & Decorative. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "arrow", "double", "right".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21C9
Decimal
8649
Hex
0x21C9
Octal
0o20711

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21C9
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0RIGHTWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasRIGHT PAIRED ARROWS
DecimalBase 108649
HexadecimalBase 160x21C9
OctalBase 80o20711
BinaryBase 20010000111001001
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2190–U+21FFArrows
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)⇉
HTML entity (hex)⇉
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\21C9
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%89

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21C9
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21C9
Python\u21C9
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21C9

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 87 89
UTF-16 (BE)21C9
UTF-32 (BE)000021C9

How to type Rightwards paired arrows

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21C9 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21C9 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21C9. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Rightwards paired arrows".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21c9, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ⇉ in HTML, \21C9 in CSS, and \u21C9 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
RIGHTWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
Unicode 1.0 name
RIGHT PAIRED ARROWS
Block
Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Arrows block: U2190.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Rightwards paired arrows symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ⇉ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Rightwards paired arrows?

Rightwards paired arrows is U+21C9 (decimal 8649, hexadecimal 0x21C9, octal 0o20711). It lives in the Arrows block (U+2190–U+21FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Rightwards paired arrows?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "RIGHTWARDS PAIRED ARROWS"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "RIGHT PAIRED ARROWS". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Rightwards paired arrows?

Use ⇉ or ⇉. In CSS, use content: "\21C9".

How do I type Rightwards paired arrows in code?

JavaScript: "\u21C9". Python: "\u21C9". JSON and Java: "\u21C9". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 89.

Is Rightwards paired arrows an emoji?

No. Rightwards paired arrows is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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